In this Book
- The Moral Property of Women: A History of Birth Control Politics in America
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
Now in paperback, The Moral Property of Women is a thoroughly updated and revised version of the award-winning historian Linda Gordon’s classic study, Woman’s Body, Woman’s Right (1976). It is the only book to cover the entire history of the intense controversies about reproductive rights that have raged in the United States for more than 150 years. Arguing that reproduction control has always been central to women’s status, Gordon shows how opposition to it has long been part of the entrenched opposition to gender equality.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. 4
- Copyright Page
- p. 5
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiii
- 2. The Criminals
- pp. 22-37
- 3. Prudent Sex
- pp. 38-52
- 4. Voluntary Motherhood
- pp. 55-71
- 5. Social Purity and Eugenics
- pp. 72-85
- 6. Race Suicide
- pp. 86-104
- 7. Continence or Indulgence
- pp. 105-124
- 8. Birth Control and Social Revolution
- pp. 125-168
- 9. Professionalization
- pp. 171-210
- 10. Depression
- pp. 211-241
- 11. Planned Parenthood
- pp. 242-278
- 12. Birth Control Becomes Public Policy
- pp. 279-291
- 13. Abortion, the Mother Controversy
- pp. 295-320
- Conclusion: Birth Control and Feminism
- pp. 357-363
- About the Author
- pp. 447-464
- Back Cover
- p. 465
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252095276
Related ISBN(s)
9780252027642, 9780252074592
MARC Record
OCLC
828736024
Pages
464
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2002